Trump confirms 5th ‘lethal’ attack on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast
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President Trump said Tuesday he ordered another strike on a vessel off the coast of Venezuela, killing “six male narcoterrorists” and marking the fifth time he used lethal force to stop an alleged drug boat.
Mr. Trump also posted a video on Truth Social that appeared to show a speedboat exploding.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route,” Mr. Trump wrote, using the acronym for Drug Trafficking Organization.
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